VValvoline CumminsExecutive Cockpit

Tech Overview

The architecture under the cockpit — how data flows from many disconnected segment, plant and channel systems into one governed truth, how that truth becomes a decision, and how two 360s still deliver over real data gaps.

Valvoline Cummins Private Limited · FY25 (Apr'24–Mar'25, audited)
Leading MNC / private aftermarket lubricants brand in India — single-digit share, premiumising
500 employees · 1 plant + regional DCs · 6 export markets
Under the hood

One governed brain over
many disconnected systems.

No big-bang migration. The platform federates each segment, plant and channel system, resolves it to one ontology, and serves a single trusted number — then turns that number into a decision, and the decision into an owner's action.

10/12
Sources fresh
120,319
Records governed
4/10
Segments on SAP grain
63%
Revenue at plant grain
Technical architecture

The governed stack — eight tiers, federated not centralized

Each segment, plant and channel system stays where it is. The platform layers ingestion, master-data resolution, a shared ontology and a semantic layer on top, then serves one governed truth to the apps and AI. Data flows top → bottom.

Sources
12 systems of record
SAP / ERP · segment ledgersAmbernath MES · blending automationDistributor-management system (DMS)CRM · mechanic-loyalty appHRIS · payrollICRA / MCA filings · news
Ingestion
adapters · lineage · SLA
Source adaptersCDC & batch loadsFreshness / SLA monitorLineage capture
Store
raw → curated
Raw landing zoneCurated storeVersioned snapshots
MDM · Resolution
many codes → one node
Entity resolutionGolden recordsSurvivorship rulesDedup · term-conflict
Ontology
the knowledge graph
T-Box · 10 classesA-Box · instancesTyped predicatesPlant = keystone
Semantic
defined once, federated
Metric definitionsGrain tagsFederation engineAllocation + confidence
Serving
governed access
Governed metrics APIQuery layerReconciliation tests
Consumption
apps + intelligence
360 views · Next.jsExec briefs · deterministicAzure OpenAIAgentsweb-grounding
Data flow

How one record travels — source to served truth

A single transaction's journey through the stack. A confidence flag and a reconciliation tie-out ride along with it the whole way.

1
Extract

Adapters pull each segment, plant & channel system's events on schedule / CDC.

2
Land

Raw records stored verbatim, with lineage + timestamp.

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3
Resolve

Codes matched to one canonical entity.

🧬
4
Model

Mapped onto the ontology — classes & relationships.

📐
5
Define

Native fields → governed metrics; estimates flagged.

🔌
6
Serve

One metrics API; reconciliation gates the numbers.

🔭
7
Consume

360 views, exec briefs & AI read one truth.

🏷 A confidence flag (Actuals / Allocated / Region-only) and a reconciliation tie-out travel with every value — so a number is never shown without knowing how bankable it is.
From data to action · the decision flow

How one number becomes a decision

The governed truth doesn't sit in a warehouse — it routes itself to the right view, the right action, and the right owner.

The agentic layer

An agent on every value pillar

The four value-creation pillars don't just have dashboards — each has a standing agent that reads its governed data products and recommends the next move. Same ground truth, automated.

🧪Premiumization & Switch-to-Synthetic
Watches

the premium / synthetic mix, SynPower/MaxLife uptake & EBITDA margin vs plan

Grounds on
business_unit · service_line · signal · kpi
Acts in Premiumization & Switch-to-Synthetic
🔧Distribution Reach & Mechanic Loyalty
Watches

distributor/retailer reach, mechanic loyalty & repeat retention vs target

Grounds on
opportunity · pipeline_stage · brand_cohort · project
Acts in Distribution Reach & Mechanic Loyalty
⚙️OEM & Industrial Partnerships
Watches

the Premium Blue OEM & Ultramax industrial order book & DEF ramp

Grounds on
opportunity · pipeline_stage · brand_cohort · project
Acts in OEM & Industrial Partnerships
💎Cost Resilience, Aramco Synergy & EV-Readiness
Watches

base-oil cost & USD/INR, Aramco sourcing synergy & the net-cash balance sheet

Grounds on
kpi · ar_aging · debt_tranche · covenant_qtr
Acts in Cost Resilience, Aramco Synergy & EV-Readiness
The hard part

Two 360s that work before the data is clean

Some segments and units aren't fully on the common SAP grain yet, so the unit→segment mapping and plant-grain detail are incomplete. These views still answer — by resolving, allocating-and-flagging, then reconciling. The estimate is labelled, never hidden.

🗂Org Roll-up 360
Open →
The gap
6 of 10segments not yet plant-grain

Some units report at their own grain — so the unit → plant / node → segment → legal-entity rollup is partly missing or inferred.

How the platform bridges it
1
Resolve. AI maps each legacy unit / plant / leader code to one canonical org node.
2
Allocate + flag. Where a unit isn't mapped, revenue is disaggregated from its geography on learned drivers — and marked an estimate.
3
Reconcile. Allocated parts must foot back to the division total; breaks are surfaced, not hidden.
~63%grain coverage

of revenue already at true plant grain; the rest labelled & closing as divisions move onto SAP

📍Plant / Asset 360
Open →
The gap
3 unitsallocated or region-only

For units not yet on the common grain, plant-asset, value-added-revenue and revenue detail isn't available at plant grain — so the plant twin would otherwise be blank.

How the platform bridges it
1
Estimate. Plant figures are modelled to ~91% coverage from geography totals and plant-asset signals.
2
Flag confidence. Every estimated plant carries an Actuals / Allocated / Region-only badge and a coverage %.
3
Flip to actuals. As each unit cuts over to SAP, its plant grain rises and estimates become ledger actuals.
~91%grain coverage

avg plant-grain coverage today — transparent where it's modelled

The harness catches the gaps
11 of 14 governed identities tie out to the cent

Reconciliation runs live on the data. The 3 known breaks below are the plant-grain gap surfaced on purpose — exactly what a CFO or auditor wants flagged, not buried.

Open Data Health →
⚠ flagged
EV → shareholder-value bridge
⚠ flagged
Leverage = Net debt / EBITDA
⚠ flagged
Premium & synthetic = Σ site
11
tie to the cent